Rascals bring back peanut-free section for ’09
The team will partner with a local group to promote the special section.If you have a kid in elementary school, you know how many children today suffer from nut allergies. That’s what makes the ongoing offering of a peanut-free section by the River City Rascals (independent; Frontier League) so important: despite the massive amount of […]
Atlantic League eyes Loudoun, Spencer ballparks
Virginia could be host to two independent Atlantic League franchises in coming years.The independent Atlantic League is working on two ballpark projects in Virginia, covering both ends of the state. In Loudoun, located in the northern part of the state, the league is working with developer NA Dulles Real Estate Investor LLC to place a […]
Avon team name, branding to be announced Thursday
The management of the new Frontier League franchise will unveil a logo, moniker and more. We have several teams unveiling new logos and marks this week — including Lowell and Mahoning Valley — while the Frontier League’s Avon Professional Baseball will announce the winner of the Name the Team Contest at the official unveiling ceremony […]
Four proposals submitted for Ray Winder Field
Of the four, two would tear down the 1932 facility for parking; two would maintain use as a ballpark.Four proposals were submitted to the city of Little Rock yesterday for Ray Winder Field, the former home of the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League). The 1932 ballpark has been sitting empty since the move of […]
Can Citibank afford Mets naming-rights deal?
With Citibank shares plunging 22 percent yesterday and management announcing a suspension of dividends, whispers in the financial community say Citi may not be able to pay off Mets naming-rights deal.In the end, it may not be public outrage that kills Citibank’s naming-rights deal for the new New York Mets ballpark: it may be the […]
Join us at the Winter Meetings!
Ballpark Digest is once again exhibiting at the Baseball Trade Show at the annual Winter Meetings. Join us next week in booth #142 as we honor the winners of this year’s Ballpark Digest Awards and preview ballpark openings in 2009 and 2010.Ballpark Digest is once again exhibiting at the Baseball Trade Show at the annual […]
Altoona bids farewell to Parney, Greenberg
Two strong presences in the Altoona sports scene will be missed with the sale of the Curve to the Lozinak family.With the sale of the Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League) to its former owners, the Lozinak family, the local sports scene will be saying goodbye to two strong operators: GM Todd "Parney" Parnell and […]
Banks: No thanks to financing Tulsa ballpark
Two banks passed on financing a new Tulsa Drillers ballpark; local foundation may step forward.Two banks passed on financing a new Tulsa Drillers (Class AA; Texas League) ballpark, and a local foundation already involved to an extent in the project may step forward and finance the $60-million project. The two banks cited restrictions on the […]
“Old” Yankee Stadium expected to come down in April
The team still hasn’t totally moved out of Yankee Stadium, delaying construction of youth baseball fields on the site.The New York Yankees are still occupying the former Yankee Stadium, delaying the demolition of the facility until April, in what’s expected to be a year-long process. The delay is also causing a delay in the construction […]
Lozinak family goes full circle, buys back Curve
The founders of the Altoona Curve come back home, as Chuck Greenberg and crew shift focus to management services in the sports industry.Curve Baseball LP President & Managing Partner Chuck Greenberg today announced that his group has reached an agreement to sell the Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League) to the family of Robert F. […]
U of Arkansas considers bid for Ray Winder Field
The University of Arkansas is considering a bid for Ray Winder Field, the longtime home of the Arkansas Travelers. The University of Arkansas is considering a bid for Ray Winder Field, the longtime home of the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League). The city put the ballpark out to bid earlier this fall in order […]
Tiger Stadium preservationists: We have the money
The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy says they have the $12 million needed to preserve the Navin Field grandstand at Tiger Stadium.The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy says they have the $12 million needed to preserve the Navin Field grandstand at Tiger Stadium. In a pitch today to the Detroit City Council and previously to the Detroit […]
WCL launches yet another league
The summer-collegiate West Coast League launches a third circuit centered in Portland and operated by coaches and scouts. West Coast League president Ken Wilson announced that the WCL is introducing a new four-team summer collegiate league in Portland, Oregon to open in June, 2009. The new league will be called WCL Portland and cater to […]